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December 12 20162016-12-12February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesA photograph at night of a gilded brass incense burner with a domed lid, mounted on a golden trident-shaped stand, with thin white smoke rising from its top. Behind it, a yellow and red banner hangs from a pole and a tall illuminated structure with multicoloured lights glows against a dark sky. No people are visible in the frame.2017-02-09November 05 20162016-11-05Outdoor procession on a sunlit road at golden hour. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a golden trident-shaped staff with curved horns, from which thin smoke rises. Beside him a bald, bespectacled man in saffron-orange holds a tall pole topped by a large orange and yellow fringed banner decorated with blue and green flowers and a white dove emblem. Behind them several saffron-robed devotees walk, a white van and a patterned parasol appear, and a red and white wall lines the road.2017-01-15Night procession photographed with shallow focus. In the foreground, silver trishul staffs topped with ornate finials are carried upright by devotees; the nearest trishul has a small oil lamp-style cup at its base. Behind them, ceremonial parasols with red and blue fabric and beaded fringe are held aloft. A man with grey hair and a white garment holds one staff, another man in dark clothes with glasses holds a second, and a woman with light hair and a white top stands among the crowd. Blurred figures and warm lights fill the background.2017-02-24Night photograph of a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks tied with a red band holds up a gold trident (trishul) on a tall pole, beside a saffron-and-red flag with floral patterns. Smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him, dark-clothed and orange-robed people walk along a street lined with red buildings, and a brightly lit, multi-tiered decorated ratha/chariot tower glows in the distance. White marks are painted on his shoulder and arm.2017-02-09Close-up photo of a polished gold trident (trishul) with a smoking incense burner or lamp cup on top, held upright in a red-walled hall. Smoke rises from the cup. Blurred seated people in white and red clothing and a standing person in orange sit in the background, with a potted plant and a grille window behind. Partial heads of two people appear at the bottom edge.2016-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from behind at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white with glasses holds a red pole topped with a yellow and red ornamental umbrella decorated with blue and white floral motifs. Beside him a dreadlocked person holds a gold ceremonial staff with a flaming bowl-like urn at its top, smoke rising from it. Behind them, a red and silver umbrella is carried, and a partial figure in white stands at the right edge. Further back, figures in orange robes walk in procession toward a brightly illuminated multi-tiered tower with green, pink and white lights. The scene is dark with a glowing lit structure in the background.2017-02-09A night procession on a dark paved road lit by flaming torches and a bright glowing canopy at the back. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and cloths hold up tall brass lamps with flames and trident-like staffs, a bare-chested man at left holding a torch. Behind them, women in cream and orange saris and a girl in a red dress walk among the crowd, one woman holding a brass lamp. Onlookers stand along the road beside a red building. A deity-decorated palanquin or ratha with a glowing structure carries the procession forward.2016-09-05February 09 20172017-02-09September 15 20162016-09-15